New York metropolitan coastal zone
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The New York metropolitan coastal zone is the extensive urbanized shoreline region around New York City, encompassing its harbors, estuaries, and adjacent coastal communities along the Atlantic Ocean.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hudson River (Yonkers) and Long Island Sound (New Rochelle) region | 1 |
| Lower New York Bay area | 1 |
| New York Harbor region | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal region
ⓘ
metropolitan area ⓘ urbanized shoreline ⓘ |
| borders | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high population density
ⓘ
intensive urban development ⓘ major port activities ⓘ mixed residential and industrial land use ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barrier islands
ⓘ
beaches ⓘ estuaries ⓘ harbors ⓘ industrial shorelines ⓘ port facilities ⓘ recreational waterfront areas ⓘ residential coastal communities ⓘ tidal wetlands ⓘ urban waterfronts ⓘ |
| includes |
Arthur Kill shoreline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronx waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ Brooklyn coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ East River shoreline ⓘ Hudson River estuary shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Kill Van Kull shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island North Shore communities ⓘ Long Island Sound shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island South Shore communities NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan waterfront ⓘ New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Bay shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern New Jersey waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens coastline ⓘ Raritan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Staten Island coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | Mid-Atlantic coastal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
East River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hackensack River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlem River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Raritan River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ storm surge ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York Harbor region
this entity surface form:
Hudson River (Yonkers) and Long Island Sound (New Rochelle) region
this entity surface form:
Lower New York Bay area